boyutpedia Chapter 71 News
Chapter 71 News
"There's a guy in Guangzhou who's a smuggler, really ruthless. I asked someone to find him, and he said he knows some things, but he won't say it over the phone; he wants to meet the person in person."
"Who is that person?" Gu Huai asked, gesturing to Xia Wanying as he listened to the phone call, signaling her to go to the door and keep watch so that no one else could come in.
Xia Wanying understood that Gu Huai had something important to do, so she nodded, picked up the lunchbox, and walked towards the door.
"People in the underworld call him Ren Qi, but that's probably an alias." Zhang Guiyuan didn't hide anything and told him everything he knew. "People in this line of work mostly use aliases; nobody wants to use their real name."
Zhang Guiyuan paused, his tone lowering slightly, "Officer Gu, it's up to you whether you want to see this person, but I must warn you, this kind of person is not easy to deal with. If you go, you'd better be prepared."
Gu Huai replied instinctively, "See you! Time and place."
"At five o'clock this afternoon, in Fangcun, Guangzhou, there's a teahouse behind the tea market called 'Old Friends.' When you get there, just say Uncle Jian sent you. I didn't tell him your identity, but you can make one up later." After saying that, Zhang Guiyuan hung up the phone.
Gu Huai slowly put down the microphone, sat in his office, and his mind was racing.
Can this person be trusted?
Although Zhang Guiyuan wouldn't set a trap for him, smugglers might be on friendly terms with you today, but they could sell you out for money tomorrow. Zhang Guiyuan is a prime example of this.
Should I go by myself or not?
If we don't go, the trail will go cold; but if we do go, there could be a great risk.
He thought for a moment, picked up the phone, and dialed the Pengcheng City Public Security Bureau number.
"Wang Zhi, this is Gu Huai."
"Xiao Gu? What's wrong?"
Gu Huai explained the current situation, and Wang Weiguo remained silent for a long time after listening.
"What are your plans?"
"I want to go," Gu Huai said frankly. "This is a rare opportunity, and I feel I must seize it."
"What about the risks?"
"He won't touch me," Gu Huai said. "Merchants have always sought wealth, not pride. Although this analogy is inappropriate, smugglers are also half-merchants, and I don't intend to reveal my identity."
Wang Weiguo was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Have you notified Guangzhou?"
"Not yet," Gu Huai said. "This is my plan. This kind of person is definitely clean on the surface. Even if we catch him on the spot, we won't be able to find out about his criminal behavior. Too many people will only alert him."
"So you're planning to go alone?"
"Yes. Too many people would be a bad thing, and there wouldn't be enough time."
"No way," Wang Weiguo said decisively. "That's too dangerous. Besides, you can't even figure out what's going on with them. What if it's a trap?"
"No, Wang Zhi, Zhang Guiyuan wouldn't dare to set up a scheme," Gu Huai said confidently. "His whole family is in Pengcheng, and even their ancestral hall is in Yinhu Village. He would never dare to gamble with this."
Wang Weiguo did not respond, and silence fell on the other end of the phone.
Gu Huai added at the opportune moment, "I'm just going to gather information, not arrest anyone. I'll leave after the meeting."
At that moment, a sigh came from the other end of the phone, "Since you've already made up your mind, then be careful. Contact me anytime if anything happens."
"clear."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Huai stood up and walked towards the door. Time was running out, and he needed to make some preparations.
As soon as I opened the door, I found Xia Wanying still standing there. "Dr. Xia, I have something to do here, so I'll have to go now. Please tell Professor Wang later."
Xia Wanying didn't speak, but simply nodded quietly.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Gu Huai continued walking out.
To his surprise, Xia Wanying followed him, saying, "I'll go with you."
"No way." Gu Huai refused instinctively.
"Why not?" Xia Wanying walked quickly, so fast that her white coat was blown backward by the wind. "I am the forensic doctor in this case, and I have the right to know the progress of the case."
"They only said they wanted to see the person in question, not both of them." Gu Huai didn't stop walking. "Besides, what are you going there for? This is quite dangerous."
"It'll be good to go together, you can look out for each other." Xia Wanying still wouldn't give up, grabbing Gu Huai's hand and saying, "Don't worry, I won't hold you back."
Gu Huai stared at her for a few seconds and found that her eyes were very firm, and her expression was as if to say that this was not a discussion, but an announcement.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Huai also felt that what she said made some sense, so he nodded, "Okay, but you have to listen to me, this is no joke."
"OK."
After leaving the school, the two found a clothing store nearby.
Gu Huai bought a dark jacket, a pair of casual pants, and a pair of leather shoes.
He took off his police uniform, changed into civilian clothes, and looked at himself in the mirror.
He's alright; he doesn't look like a policeman, more like someone running a small business.
Just then, Xia Wanying came out of the fitting room, and Gu Huai was stunned when he saw her outfit.
She had changed into a black, tight-fitting undershirt with a neckline that was neither too high nor too low, just enough to reveal a bit of her collarbone.
Over the base layer, she wore a maroon short leather jacket, and on the bottom, she wore high-waisted straight-leg jeans with the cuffs bunched up on her shoes, making her legs look long and straight.
The black platform Martin boots she wore made her look like a Hong Kong style woman.
"What are you looking at?" Xia Wanying felt a little uneasy under Gu Huai's gaze, so she quickly walked to the dressing mirror and looked at herself. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing? I see people dressed like this in Hong Kong movies."
"No problem." Gu Huai shook his head. "You look very stylish."
After saying that, Gu Huai turned around and went to find the boss to pay.
Xia Wanying looked bewildered as she watched Gu Huai flee in disarray.
After leaving the clothing store, Gu Huai put the clothes he had changed out of in the car and found a public phone booth to make a phone call.
"Hello, is this Sister Ling? Help me contact a taxi company and make up an identity for me. My surname is Gu, my family runs a business, and we own several taxis in Shenzhen. My name... let's call me Gu Shaohua."
Ling Yue didn't ask any further questions about Gu Huai's request, only saying one word, "Okay."
While waiting for Ling Yue's reply, Gu Huai led Xia Wanying to a tea restaurant. Gu Huai ordered a cup of Ovaltine, while Xia Wanying ordered a cup of lemon tea.
While waiting, Gu Huai kept stirring his milk tea with a straw.
He was thinking about what would happen that night.
What kind of person is it that doesn't dare to say it over the phone and insists on meeting in person?
Zhang Guiyuan said that the man was involved in smuggling and was a prominent figure in Guangzhou, which is precisely why Gu Huai was so suspicious.
Generally speaking, people of high status don't meet strangers in person; they usually just have their subordinates do it.
"Are you nervous?" Xia Wanying suddenly interrupted Gu Huai's thoughts.
"no."
"Then why are you holding the straw without drinking?"
Gu Huai didn't reply. He simply removed the straw and drank the milk tea in the cup in one gulp.
Just then, his pager went off.
He got up and went to the phone booth outside to return the call.
Her compilation was more detailed than Gu Huai's.
[Gu Shaohua, 24 years old, from Pengcheng. His father, Gu Guoliang, runs a clothing factory and owns four taxis registered under Penggang Company. He doesn't usually participate in the business, but occasionally runs errands for the family. One of the taxis you hired was stolen, and you came to Guangzhou these past two days to look for it.]
The information contained here is a mixture of truth and falsehood; even if the other party is very careful, they can still be fooled.
Gu Huai quickly copied the content and handed it to Xia Wanying, who had just finished paying.
After reading it several times, Xia Wanying nodded to indicate that she had memorized it.
After the two became familiar with each other, Gu Huai tore off the contents of the paper and deleted the contents of the pager, then tucked it into his waistband.
"Let's go, let's meet that smuggling tycoon."